Tennis-U.S. Open to hold humanitarian aid effort for Ukraine


Smoke rises after shelling during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the city of Donetsk, Ukraine August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Open will host a tournament-long campaign to raise awareness and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Wednesday, with a goal of raising $2 million in relief.

The effort will kick off August 24 with an exhibition event at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York, with 22-times Grand Slam winner Rafa Nadal, world number one Iga Swiatek and John McEnroe among the headliners.

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